incorporate
//ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt//
formalForms
- present (v1)
- incorporate
- past (v2)
- incorporated
- past participle (v3)
- incorporated
- present participle
- incorporating
- 3rd person singular
- incorporates
- Comparative
- more incorporate
- Superlative
- most incorporate
Definitions
1.To include (something) as a part.
- The design of his house incorporates a spiral staircase.
- The Romans[…] did not subdue a country in order to put the inhabitants to fire and sword, but to incorporate them into their own community.
2.To mix (something in) as an ingredient; to blend
- Incorporate air into the mixture by whisking.
3.To admit as a member of a company
4.To form into a legal company.
- The company was incorporated in 1980.
1.Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual.
- Moses forbore to speak of angels, and of things invisible, and incorporate.
2.Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2911
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English
From Late Latin incorporātus, perfect passive participle of incorporō (“to embody, to incorporate”)
From in- (“in”) + corpus, corporis (“body”).